Guns, Girls, Gambling, Ganja: Thailand's Illegal Economy and Public PolicyGambling, prostitution, drugs, arms trading, oil smuggling, and trafficking in people -- these six illegal businesses are large and getting larger. They distort the economy and victimize people. They are increasingly linked together through networks of protection and organized crime. They help to fund Thailand's corrosive 'money politics' and to sustain corruption in the police. In this sequel to Corruption and Democracy in Thailand, the authors argue that control of the illegal economy, especially through reform of the police, is vital for the development of a modern economy and functioning democracy. |
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... shows , the scale of the illegal economy is significant , and the percentage invested in acquiring political protection is large . Second , it re - emphasizes the importance of looking beyond the economic impact of these flows to under ...
... shows , the scale of the illegal economy is significant , and the percentage invested in acquiring political protection is large . Second , it re - emphasizes the importance of looking beyond the economic impact of these flows to under ...
Page 67
... shows the host is above the law . The implication is that he can help others to evade the law also . All this is good for his business of huay . It enhances his credibility and induces sales agents , players and other clients to shift ...
... shows the host is above the law . The implication is that he can help others to evade the law also . All this is good for his business of huay . It enhances his credibility and induces sales agents , players and other clients to shift ...
Page 151
... shows estimates based on the assumptions that the portion seized was 1 , 2 or 5 percent of the total . TABLE 7.2 ESTIMATES OF THE TOTAL CONTRABAND ARMS TRADE FOR 1990 , 1991 AND 1992 ( million baht ) Value of seized weapons 1990 1991 ...
... shows estimates based on the assumptions that the portion seized was 1 , 2 or 5 percent of the total . TABLE 7.2 ESTIMATES OF THE TOTAL CONTRABAND ARMS TRADE FOR 1990 , 1991 AND 1992 ( million baht ) Value of seized weapons 1990 1991 ...
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activities amount amphetamine areas baht a day baht a month Bangkok Post bank bets border brothels Burma Burmese businessmen Cambodia casino owner casinos Chat Chiang Chulalongkorn University clients companies contraband arms corruption cost countries crime diesel oil drug trafficking earn establishments estimated export football gambling gamblers government lottery government officials gunmen heroin Hong Kong huay hosts huay taidin hundred baht hundred thousand baht illegal economy important income interview involved jao mue Japan Japanese Khmer Rouge khon doen phoi Khun Khun Sa labour logging major mama-san marijuana Matichon migrants million baht money laundering money-laundering laws National oil smuggling ONCB operate opium percent Phujatkan players police officers policemen political politicians profit Prostitutes in Thailand province rent-seeking revenue sales agents sales sheets sex services sex workers suppress survey syndicates TABLE tambon Taopoon Thai government Thai prostitutes Thai women Thailand turnover underground lottery value-added